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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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